Withybridge Mill And Adjoining Barn

BODDINGTON - SO 92 SW 7/3 Withybridge Mill and adjoining barn GV II Barn and corn mill. C17, early C19 mill. Barn timber-framed, faced wany-edge weatherboarding, on low stone plinth, corrugated- iron roof; mill Flemish-bond brickwork, tiled roof. Five-bay barn, mill single-bay, off-centre wing, 2½ storeys. Towards road, gable of barn left, boarded door on left up 2 steps; set back on right mill, boarded door left, unglazed window with bars, both with cambered brick arches. Above window, cambered brick arch, boarded stable door to eaves on right. Gabled dormer, cheeks faced with slate. Left return barn plinth partly faced concrete: double doorway centre, to eaves, boarded door on left. Interior: Framing 3 panels high, long braces to corner posts in gable and side walls at road end; brace posts to tie-beam in outer trusses; cross sill on road side of threshing floor with centre post and long braces to main posts, queen-strut trusses, some struts missing. Half away from road, inserted loft, wooden trough for cattle with feeding passage, door each end. Barn wall partly removed on ground floor against mill, flywheel over. Interior mill not inspected, but wheel survives, also 2 casings for millstones. Mill added to barn, end of barn altered for cowhousing, possibly C19.

Listing NGR: SO9052124647